Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as the latest reviews and features from the Head for Points team. If you are not a .....

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

23 Dec 202423 December 2024 by Rob Burgess

There is a special Nectar offer running with office supplies group Viking until 11th September. You MUST opt in to this offer by clicking the link on this page of the Viking website. Once .....

There is a special Nectar offer running with office supplies group Viking until 11th September. You .....

6 Aug 20226 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

In this article I want to take a look at The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card. This card comes with a very generous sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert .....

In this article I want to take a look at The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card. This card .....

8 Oct 20248 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

British Airways Holidays has launched it's Business Class sale for luxury city breaks and beach holidays. All holidays on offer include business class flights departing from London airports, which .....

British Airways Holidays has launched it's Business Class sale for luxury city breaks and beach holidays. All .....

1 Mar 20241 March 2024 by Katie Ridgers • 73 comments

‘Overnight bag drop’ is one of those features which some travellers appreciate and others turn their nose up and say ‘What’s the point?’. A reader mentioned this to me .....

‘Overnight bag drop’ is one of those features which some travellers appreciate and others turn .....

20 Mar 202520 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

Earlier this month, we told you how IAG Loyalty, the people who run Avios, were looking to start a new retail business to take over the Avios wine delivery service from Laithwaites. It is now .....

Earlier this month, we told you how IAG Loyalty, the people who run Avios, were looking to start a new retail .....

29 Sep 202229 September 2022 by Rhys Jones • 53 comments

Uber is currently running a promotion via its Facebook page which will save you £5 on each of your next two rides. It is very simple to sign up for. You need to add promo code EUKPM1 to your Uber .....

Uber is currently running a promotion via its Facebook page which will save you £5 on each of your next two .....

6 Sep 20206 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Avis, the exclusive British Airways car rental partner (alongside its sister company Budget), has launched a new promotion. If you book a car between now and 23rd June, for a 3+ day rental completed .....

Avis, the exclusive British Airways car rental partner (alongside its sister company Budget), has launched a .....

14 Jun 202514 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

If you are planning a hotel stay at Heathrow Terminal 5 or Gatwick soon, Accor Live Limitless is running a decent promotion. You will receive 2x or 3x base points on all stays at Sofitel and MGallery .....

If you are planning a hotel stay at Heathrow Terminal 5 or Gatwick soon, Accor Live Limitless is running a .....

2 Apr 20242 April 2024 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: An update on HSBC’s 25% Avios transfer bonus As we covered last month, HSBC has launched its ‘roughly annual’ 25% bonus on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card .....

News in brief: An update on HSBC’s 25% Avios transfer bonus As we covered last month, HSBC has launched .....

1 Jul 20241 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

Arora Group, which operates a number of hotels in and around Heathrow Airport, is offering a new rate that bundles an overnight stay with a 24-hour Covid test. You can now book a ‘Test & .....

Arora Group, which operates a number of hotels in and around Heathrow Airport, is offering a new rate that .....

5 Nov 20205 November 2020 by Rhys Jones • 51 comments

This article is our attempt to decide what World of Hyatt points are worth. How should you value them? Valuing miles and points is a thankless job. We have always published articles on what Avios .....

This article is our attempt to decide what World of Hyatt points are worth. How should you value them? Valuing .....

28 Aug 202428 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

British Airways Holidays has just launched a new offer letting you save up to £200 off your next Caribbean holiday booking. The offer is in conjunction with the AMR Collection, which owns .....

British Airways Holidays has just launched a new offer letting you save up to £200 off your next Caribbean .....

28 Jun 202228 June 2022 by Rhys Jones • 16 comments

Can you convert Virgin Points (formery Virgin Flying Club miles) to Avios points? One of the most common questions I receive via email from new readers is how can you swap your Virgin Points into .....

Can you convert Virgin Points (formery Virgin Flying Club miles) to Avios points? One of the most common .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rob Burgess